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((Brian))

He smirked.

"Looks like we're a team, then. Good. Spaz, put on these gloves." He threw the slitted gloves to the clawed freak. Looks like Gena had known they'd meet him. Cool. He's a friend, then. Putting on his own pair, he tossed a single right-handed glove to Kali.

"You, too," he pushed, with a hint of apology. They would have to work together...for now. No fighting. Even though he was super-hot when he fought. Totally.

Pushing everyone clear, Brian swung the large...and dangerous cable overhead, trying to spot some kind of hook or ledge to land the hook on...

Aha! Up about 2 floors, a large metal hoop, about one foot in diameter, sat on the wall to his right, housing a single elevator support cable. Easy. There was plenty of slack in the rope, and plenty of room in the hook to make this work.

Once he locked onto his target, he let fly...

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((Brian))

[Ringer Post]

s**t! The rope hit its mark alright, but slipped out of his ******** hands! NOOO! Falling down the hole and through the shaft, it began making its bullet-train ride into the complete oblivion below...he could see the disappointment on everyone's faces as he let it slide by...he had failed. The mission had failed...they would have to face the consequences...or worse. They could die...

He had failed...

NO. This would not happen. Snapping his hands outward, palms outstretched, Brian quickly barked, "SLOW!!!"

He was moving faster than the world around him...but only slightly...he could make out about a foot of tail still at the cart's edge. Dashing through the blurry landscarpe, he hooked his foot in the main cable and swung his entire body over the edge of the elevator, grasping furiously, but to no avail. To make matters worse, his newly-polished shoes couldn't hold fast, and soon he was falling...falling with the cable...suspended in time and air...floating.

He was moving faster than the hindered cable, and managed to slowly toy with its cable in midair.

Was he going to die for this cause...? Only time would tell. His quickly nearing destination loomed closer and closer...he had falled 3 floors already. The was a last ditch effort, but he swiped out with the hook part, blindly, scraping the wall for anything that would catch. He braced himself for the inevitable impact, squeezing his eyes shut. How could he be so stupid? ...Not even bothering to scream, Brian leaned against the grinding wall...

WHAM. His plummet was jerked to a halt, and the world around him resumed its normal pace. Pain wrenched in his right arm as he heard the limb completely disconnect itself...

But he hadn't hit the floor. No. He was hanging by flesh and muscle, right arm twisted in the floor 3 cable hook.

Ouch. ******** A...now he knew what Kali felt...sorta. Looking up, he gave a weak thumbs up at the two still high above him, resting in safety.

Ouch....

"Spaz! Buddy...I kinda...fell...s**t...could you come here....somehow? I need you to take this cable and pull me up...

At least he saved the rest of them from making a trip...

[-75 HP, -6 MP]

"Holy s**t Brian!!" She dropped onto her knees and looked over the edge helplessly. She couldn't think of anything she could do to help, litterally nothing at all.
"Oh christ..." she ran her hands through her hair, pulling it from her face and letting it fall. "Spaz, do you thing you could get down there?" She looked at him pleadingly. She hoped he could, but she really didn't see how. Oh damn this sucked! Wait...maybe she could try to climb down... She bit her lip. But what if she fell too... She shook her head. She had spent one of the three months it took to get here climbing up a freaking mountain. She could handle this! ...sort of... She took the other glove, the left one, and stuffed her other hand into it.
"Spaz, when I get close enough I need you to help. I'm sure I can get him up a few floors." she pulled her hair out of her face with an elastic on her wrist, and dropped her bag on the elevator. "By the way, if that falls, I'll eat your head." She added as she clambered over the side, gripping onto any and all holds she could find. It wouldn't do to fall, oh not one bit. Then Spaz'd be up here all alone and she'd never get to beat the crap out of Brian!

...Kind of a hollow goal, but hey, technically she was saving his life for a good cause. He'd be alive when she was done, just slightly bruised is all.

It was at that moment that Skip noticed something very important. Emerald's chair was on wheels. It was a rolling chair! ((OOC: Refer to what was said a few posts ago about striking the metal... >.<)) That would explain why he was having a damn time keeping the chair still while trying to hit the metal. "Vixen, its on wheels! We can just move her into the elevator like this!" As he said this, he grabbed the headrest of the chair, and wheeled it to the door. He then peered out the room, looking for any sign of Ellisent. How to get out of this? He knew he could use Solace on a person, but could he do it with two people and a chair?

Well, Vixen felt oddly unintelligent at the moment. Wow. Wheels. As in, something able to be moved because it's on wheels which makes it mobile. Fun. She followed quietly after Skip, pondering the depths of her stupidity. Were things always so simple? Eh, maybe she just favored destruction so much that she often complicated things. Fair enough. She stood still as Skip stopped, wondering about his thoughts. Probably the most important question was of Ellisent's location. This unknown knowledge could actually be quite dangerous, so whoever said that what one didn't know couldn't hurt them obviously had not been trapped in an insane asylum with a psycho as el presidente.

"Uh, Skip. Don't we need to go now?"

Obediently, Spaz braced his heels, reached down, and started hauling on the rope. He was pleased to realize the gloves protected his hands, and made the job a bit easier by giving him a better grip.

"DYNOMIIITE!!" He shouted, for no apparent reason.

[Holding on for dear life... sweatdrop ]